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pointed instrument used from earliest times in weaving to carry weft thread between warp; modern s’s are about 12 in. long. Ru . general and diplomat; governed Baltic provinces, 1864-66; amba ador to Britain, 1874-79. Vladimir, Ru ia; cotton-manufacturing center. Pop. 21,000. town, capital, Shwebo district, Upper Burma; rice-growing center. Pop. 10,500; (district) 295,000. 74° 36’ B.), town, cantonment, capital, Sialkot district, Punjab, Brit. India; extensive commerce; manufactures paper cloth. Pop. 65,000; (district) and 1,090,000.